William Watts (Virginia)

William Watts (20 December 1817-1 May 1877) was a Confederate States Army colonel during the American Civil War and a Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1875 to 1877.

Biography
William Watts was born in Campbell County, Virginia in 1817, and he became a lawyer in Roanoke County in 1842. When the American Civil War broke out, he joined the Confederate States Army, serving as colonel of the 28th Virginia Infantry. After the war, he served as director of the AM&O Railroad and in the House of Delegates from 1875 until his death in 1877.